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hart

noun \ˈhärt\

: a male deer; especially : a male red deer

Full Definition of HART

chiefly British

: the male of the red deer especially when over five years old : stag — compare hind

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Origin of HART

Middle English hert, from Old English heort; akin to Latin cervus hart, Greek keras horn — more at horn

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole

Rhymes with HART

art, cart, chart, Chartres, dart, fart, Harte, heart, kart, mart, part, smart, start, tart

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Albert Bushnell 1854–1943 Am. hist. & editor

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Sir Robert 1835–1911 British diplomat

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William S(urrey) 1872–1946 Am. actor

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